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Rapid CA Class IV

Morneau's More Nose

Feather, S. Fork - 1. Little Grass Valley Reservoir to South Fork Diversion Dam (CA)

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Gauge Conditions

Feather River a Oroville CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

FEATHER RIVER FBD Primary

Elevation: 3,166 ft

FEATHER RIVER BNG

Elevation: 815 ft

FEATHER RIVER KLL Dam Release

Elevation: 180 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This is a rather innocuous looking drop with a very sticky hole at the bottom. If you don't get your nose up, you won't punch the hole, hence the name. Shawn Morneau took a nasty beating here during the flow study.